Wondering how to use Heartache in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as grief or heartbreak.
Heartache meaning
Emotional distress or pain, often caused by a loved one or their absence.
Synonyms of Heartache
Using Heartache
- The main meaning on this page is: Emotional distress or pain, often caused by a loved one or their absence.
- Useful related words include: grief, heartbreak, brokenheartedness, sorrow.
- In the example corpus, heartache often appears in combinations such as: the heartache, of heartache, and heartache.
Context around Heartache
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Heartache
- In this selection, "heartache" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, loss, denial, suffered, hope, disappointment and last stand out and add context to how "heartache" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about the heartache of losing and after the heartache of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "heartache" sits close to words such as abbvie, almonds and assassinate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with heartache
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
More heartache was to follow. (5 words)
Job’s suffering was one of tremendous pain and heartache. (10 words)
England’s Lionesses suffered heartache in the Women's World Cup final. (12 words)
Hardly a speech goes by without Johnson stressing the values of family, from his childhood spent sharing a bathroom with nine foster siblings to the heartache he feels telling his teenage son where he cannot ride his bike safely. (39 words)
It was a time of heartache as our gatherings with family and friends were restricted, a time of anxiety as our daily activities had to adjust along with the uncertainties of the pandemic," said Mrs Teo. (36 words)
A mum has spoken of her heartache after coming home from the doctor with her baby boy only to discover a fire had gutted the upstairs rooms of their home while she was away. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to the artist, the five-track collection is all about “navigating through my crazy twenties, in failures, loss, heartache, hope, new love and finding my strength between all of that.
After the heartache of the Euros, Popp is hoping to make up for that at the World Cup.
A mum has spoken of her heartache after coming home from the doctor with her baby boy only to discover a fire had gutted the upstairs rooms of their home while she was away.
And that he was probably trouble and, although fantastic fun, would ultimately bring her nothing but heartache.
Armstrong better watch out because, from the looks of these tweets, everyone is in a state of denial, heartache, disappointment, and/or all-around sadness, and their means of showing these emotions are hilarious.
But Michael Smith (7/1) might just be the people’s pick after heartache last year against Wright.
Decades later, what happened to Donna Jean Awcock remains a mystery and a source of heartache for her family.
England’s Lionesses suffered heartache in the Women's World Cup final.
Fans watched on with pride and then heartache in pubs as the Lionesses battled in the Women’s World Cup Final 2023.
Hardly a speech goes by without Johnson stressing the values of family, from his childhood spent sharing a bathroom with nine foster siblings to the heartache he feels telling his teenage son where he cannot ride his bike safely.
In the powerful new documentary, Karen and Bob Downes will also talk about the heartache of losing their son, Robert, to a drug overdose in 2021.
It certainly wouldn't hurt to spotlight the teenage angst and heartache that Peter faces beyond the web-slinging Spidey mask.
It was a time of heartache as our gatherings with family and friends were restricted, a time of anxiety as our daily activities had to adjust along with the uncertainties of the pandemic," said Mrs Teo.
It was the second match of Group E for the Hoops and it ended in heartache.
Job’s suffering was one of tremendous pain and heartache.
July 19: Kate revealed her heartache at Derek missing their son's birthday.
Mikasa encountered heartache at an early age when her entire family was killed in a break-in.
More heartache was to follow.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the boy's family, including his brother in Yr 11, as they deal with unimaginable grief and heartache.
Recalling that heartache with my cousin caused her to question why a college would accept one student and reject another when their applications appear alike.
Common combinations with heartache
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the heartache 20×
- of heartache 19×
- and heartache 19×
- heartache and 18×
- heartache of 10×
- heartache for 9×
- heartache in 7×
- heartache that 6×
- more heartache 6×
- heartache to 5×